Bill Amendment: IL HB0597 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: HEALTH-TECH
Status: 2019-12-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0602 [HB0597 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0597-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: HEALTH-TECH
Status: 2019-12-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0602 [HB0597 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0597-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 597
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 597 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Equitable Restrooms Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 18 as follows:
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6 | (410 ILCS 35/18) | ||||||
7 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
8 | delayed effective date ) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 18. Baby changing stations. | ||||||
10 | (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
11 | "Public building" means: | ||||||
12 | (1) a place of public accommodation, as that term is | ||||||
13 | defined in Section 10; | ||||||
14 | (2) a State building open to the public; | ||||||
15 | (3) a retail store of more than 5,000 square feet that | ||||||
16 | contains a restroom open to the public; or |
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1 | (4) a restaurant that meets the following criteria: (A) | ||||||
2 | the restaurant has an occupancy of at least 60 persons, as | ||||||
3 | determined by the local fire department, fire protection | ||||||
4 | district, building permitting entity, or building | ||||||
5 | inspector State Fire Marshal ; (B) the restaurant contains a | ||||||
6 | restroom that is open to the public; and (C) the | ||||||
7 | restaurant's entrance is not within 300 feet of a centrally | ||||||
8 | located facility with a baby diaper changing station that | ||||||
9 | is open to the public. | ||||||
10 | "Restaurant" means a business having sales of ready-to-eat | ||||||
11 | food for immediate consumption comprising at least 51% of the | ||||||
12 | total sales, excluding the sale of liquor. | ||||||
13 | (b) Every public building with restrooms open and | ||||||
14 | accessible to the public shall have: | ||||||
15 | (1) at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and | ||||||
16 | publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is | ||||||
17 | accessible to women entering a restroom provided for use by | ||||||
18 | women and at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and | ||||||
19 | publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is | ||||||
20 | accessible to men entering a restroom provided for use by | ||||||
21 | men; or | ||||||
22 | (2) at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and | ||||||
23 | publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is | ||||||
24 | accessible to both men and women. | ||||||
25 | This requirement is in addition to any accommodations that | ||||||
26 | may be made for individuals in accordance with any local, |
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1 | State, or federal laws regarding access for persons with | ||||||
2 | disabilities and to existing fire, health, and safety codes or | ||||||
3 | standards. | ||||||
4 | (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to the following: | ||||||
5 | (1) An industrial building, nightclub, or bar that does | ||||||
6 | not permit anyone who is under 18 years of age to enter the | ||||||
7 | premises. | ||||||
8 | (2) A restroom located in a health facility, if the | ||||||
9 | restroom is intended for the use of one patient or resident | ||||||
10 | at a time. | ||||||
11 | (3) A renovation, if a local building permitting entity | ||||||
12 | or building inspector determines that the installation of a | ||||||
13 | baby diaper changing station is not feasible or would | ||||||
14 | result in a failure to comply with applicable building | ||||||
15 | standards governing the right of access for persons with | ||||||
16 | disabilities. The permitting entity or building inspector | ||||||
17 | may grant an exemption from the requirements of this | ||||||
18 | subsection under those circumstances. | ||||||
19 | (d) A public restroom that is open and accessible to the | ||||||
20 | public and includes a baby diaper changing station shall | ||||||
21 | include signage at or near the entrance to the baby changing | ||||||
22 | station indicating the location of the baby diaper changing | ||||||
23 | station. | ||||||
24 | (e) This Section shall not be enforceable by a private | ||||||
25 | right of action.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 101-293, eff. 1-1-20.)
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
2 | 1, 2020.".
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